This is a lovely little project that, having grown up on a diet of Streets of Rage, Street Fighter, Doom and Double Dragon, embellished me with a great sense of nostalgia.

Likewise, the arcades in my hometown in the UK all closed down in the early nineties. I used to get a thrill from walking through the doors and hearing the sounds from the machines; the unmistakeable rumbles from Street Fighter 2 and Smash TV, the tune of Outrun, etc.

While I still enjoyed playing my SNES and Megadrive, I still missed the sounds and meeting people at arcades, and being able to challenge others in person to Street Fighter 2, etc.

i went to the exhibition in the photo at the top. it was at the Curve Gallery in the Barbican, London. the large projector screens really helped make a statement. it felt very grand yet also sentimental as it felt like a chronological trip through my childhood!